The recent rain helped the plants at the Arboretum put on extra blooms for our viewing pleasure. Volunteer Phil Dahlen sent me his bi-weekly update of the In Bloom list, so take a look at the list and come on to the Arboretum one morning before it gets too hot!

We sent out some mixed signals on whether advance registration is needed for our Friday Night at the Movies shows, the first of which is this Friday evening, July 16th. To be quite concise, no advance registration is needed. Just bring your family, your membership card and $5 for the whole carload of you ($10 without a membership card). Sorry for the confusion.

This should be a fun event for all and we hope to see lots of our friends there.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum will be host a Holiday Craft Show on the weekends of December 4/5 and December 11/12 in conjunction with their annual exhibit -- Gingerbread Wonderland -- which draws an annual visitation of 12,000 to 15,000 guests. To review the requirements and apply for a table, please download the Craft Show Application.

Applications may also be picked up at the Haggerty Education Center of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum located at 53 East Hanover Avenue in Morristown, NJ.

I am sure all you plant lovers are well aware of your garden's shift toward summer plants. The greens are deepening, the lilies are getting ready, the roses have displaced the peonies for showiest blossoms. It is no different at the Arboretum, where volunteer Phil Dahlen sent his latest update of our What's in Bloom list with this nice note: "The summer's almost here and the flowers are kicking into high gear.

I received an email full of images of the Arboretum from contributor, John Brown and am happy to announce that they are all available for viewing. Go to our Photo Gallery to see these and other fine pictures of all the beauty at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.